1. Horn of Africa Wildlife Law Enforcement Network (HA-WEN)
By Daniel Pawlos
Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA)
Chair person of HA-WEN SC
CITES CoP 17, Side-event Sep. 28, 2016 Johannesburg, S.A

2. ☞ What is HA-WEN? the Horn of African countries Enforcement Network
HA-WEN is
the Horn of
African countries
Wildlife Law
Enforcement
Network

3. ☞ Wildlife trafficking
Wildlife Trafficking is
becoming a growing threat
to conservation across the
world.
It is threatening Many of
the Africa’s iconic wildlife
species such as elephants,
rhinos, big cats, pangolins
and primates, etc.

4. ☞ Wildlife trafficking
Features of the Wildlife trafficking
A trans-boundary crime;
Operated by organized
criminal networks;
escalating;
broader negative impacts;
a single country can not control it;

5. The Horn of African
region is increasingly
becoming prone to
wildlife/ nature
crime.
The region get
involved in Wildlife
Trafficking both as
source & transit.

6. Elephant Ivory trader arrested, attempted to be trafficked to S
Elephant Ivory trader arrested, attempted to be trafficked to S. Sudan (Coffee Trader)
As source

7. Elephant Ivory trafficker intercepted at Bole Intl airport,
Traveling from Nigeria to China via Ethiopia
As transit route
Seizure happened at Bole International Airport, Ezeala Chinedu Franklin, Nigerian Transit passenger June 2013

8. As transit route A Rwandese women arrested at Bole Intl airport,
Traveling from Rwanda to Benin, 2016
As transit route

9. ☞ Cheetah cubs intercepted at Somaliland
Horn of Africa-Wildlife Enforcement Networks, 2013

10. ☞ Wildlife trafficking
This global, multi-faceted
crime is becoming increasingly
profitable, attracting better
organized and sophisticated
criminal networks; It requires
a national, regional & an
international, multi-agency
response to successfully combat
it (joint & concerted effort).
HA-WEN initiative (2012)

11. ☞ HA-WEN Member Countries/states
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Kenya
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Uganda
Eritrea

12. ☞ HA-WEN progress (some)
Set up a Steering Committee to pave the way for establishing the network , drawn from each member countries (July 2013)
Developed Terms of Reference (ToR) for the SC of HA-WEN.
Determined Structure of the
SC: the SC has a chair,
secretary & members

13. Conducted 3 HA-WEN SC
committee meetings so far.
The Statement of the
Participants of the inceptive
Work Shop (3-4 October 2012)
sent to the respective Gov’ts.
Indeed most governments of the
region were positive about its
establishment.

14. establishment of HA-WEN
IGAD to support the
establishment of HA-WEN
Communicated with partners
& other organizations
HA-WEN structure drafted
Core areas of interventions
identified

15. With partners (IFAW) support the
HA-WEN workshop information
document has been submitted
CITES CoP 16 by Ethiopia on
behalf of countries in the Horn of
African countries who have partic-
ipated in the workshop.
Reviewed and accepted the
concept note of Freeland
Foundation on African Regional
Response to Endangered Species
Trade (ARREST)

16. ☞ Challenges moving resource factor poor communication gaps
HA-WEN is not rapidly
moving
resource factor
poor communication gaps
some SC members does
not work on HA-WEN
issues
Change of steering
committee members .

17. ☞ Opportunities Dutch Government IFAW consultant to work on
HA-WEN issues
Activities financed by the
Dutch Government
some SC members does
not work on HA-WEN
issues
Change of steering
committee members .

18. IGAD ☞ Partners and supporters Dutch Government
International fund for Animal Welfare
IGAD

19. ☞ The way forward to work on HA-WEN activities.
HA-WEN should be formally
established soon.
SC members should begin
to work on HA-WEN
activities.
Partners and supporters should
continue to support HA-WEN.

20. all relevant organization should be made.
begin process to establish
HA-WEN secretariat in
IGAD.
Further discussion with
all relevant organization
should be made.

21. Thank You